Download Foreign Policy Post-Cold War Period 9: 1980-Present

Foreign Policy Post-Cold War
Period 9: 1980-Present
Do Now:
 On the “Unit 9 Important Dates Timeline” place “FP” next to any event that is connected to U.S.
foreign policy
Interventionist Foreign Policy:
 How did Reagan assert US opposition to communism?
 Speeches - “__________________________________________________________”; “Evil Empire”
 Limited military interventions - overthrow of the government in Grenada
 Buildup of nuclear & conventional weapons - ICBMs, Strategic Defense Initiative - “____________”
Why Did the Cold War Begin to End?
 ___________________________________________________________________________________
 Buildup of ICBMs
 Reagan’s diplomatic initiatives (aka “________________”)
 Relationship with Mikhail Gorbachev
 Political & economic issues in Eastern Europe & Soviet Union
 Gorbachev’s ______________________________________________________________________
End of Cold War Impacts:
 New diplomatic relationships - _____________________________________
 _________________________________ - Iraq in 1991, bombings in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
 ______________________________________________________________
 Debates over America’s role in the world - could be connected to foreign policy pre and post-WWII
U.S. Presence in Middle East 1947-2010: What does the U.S. appear to be protecting in the Middle East?
War on Terrorism:
“Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, U.S. foreign policy efforts focused on fighting terrorism
around the world.”
 Attacks on 9/11
 Al-Qaeda led attack on US - _________________________________________________, and in PA
 Conflict in __________________
 Response to the Taliban holding _____________________________  lengthy conflict
 Conflict in ___________
 US-led conflict against Saddam Hussein  _____________________________________________
 __________________________________________________________________________
 Set up at naval base in Cuba for people captured in Afghanistan or otherwise accused of terrorism
(January 2002)
 Over 770 detained, 80 remain
 Right to choose a lawyer & see evidence ______________________
 American citizens denied a lawyer if declared “________________________________”
 Warning to Americans: “____________________________________”
 Airport security changes:
 Improved security on aircraft (_______________________________)
 Improved _____________________________ (individuals & baggage)
 Identification checks
 ____________________________________________________________
Impacts of the War on Terrorism:
 Hoped to improve security in the US
 ___________________________________________________________________________________
 Civil Liberties - _______________________, increases power of the federal government to wiretap
without warrant
 “________________________________” - focuses on the person, not the device
 ____________________________________
American Policy Since 9/11:
BUSH
 “______________________”- America commits
to a war against terrorism
 USA PATRIOT Act
OBAMA
 “____________________________”- pledge
to emphasize diplomacy, not war
 Food for Thought:
 Was Iraq another Vietnam for the U.S.?
 How did the war on terror expand the powers of the president?
Environmental Debates:
 Debates over fossil fuels & environmental impacts:
 Caused by:
 Conflict in the Middle East - ______________________ - 1991
 Concerns about Climate Change - __________________________________________________
Wrap Up
 How did Ronald Reagan interact with the Soviet Union in the 1980s?
 What led to the “war on terror” and what were its impacts domestically & internationally?
 Complete “Contextualization & Synthesis: September 11, 2001”
You’re done!
(with note taking)
TIME TO STUDY!
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